This trimester we have learned about the Wabanaki people in our Language Arts, social studies, and science classrooms. It is our intent to share what we have learned with other middle school children around the state of Maine.
Who we are:
(Brittney Stuard, Maggie Nerney, Mary Hutchens)
Maggie Nerney-
I am a Mik'maq teacher of English Language Arts at Phillips Elementary School. This wiki serves as an exemplar for my students who will participate in this unit in the fall of 2010. I have created the "Loss of a Language" page to demonstrate the information that the students would have and ways that they would present it to explain cause and effects of Native language loss. I have tried to include some relevant links and images, as they would be expected to do. The "Wabanaki Storytelling" page serves to show two students performing a Wabanaki tale in different ways. My students next year would become familiar with the circle format of telling a story and passing a talking stick, see some example questions that highlight key information from the stories, and also demonstrate how to post and present the information from the group.
Brittney Stuard-
She is my current 7th grade student who has agreed to participate in the creation of an iMovie detailing the retelling of a traditional Wabanaki story and the subsequent leadership of a group discussion and analysis of that story. She chose the Mik'maq tale out of many possible stories, learned it on her own, and was coached through the creation of appropriate questions and discussion points.
Mary Hutchens-
She is another 7th grade student who agreed to participate in the creation of the storytelling iMovie. Mary read through many different tales before choosing "Brother to the Bears." She is an active participant in drama and story writing, so I knew she would be a strong example for others. She learned her story in a matter of days.
Wabanaki
People of the Dawnland
(Image borrowed from the Abbe Museumwebsite)Purpose:
This trimester we have learned about the Wabanaki people in our Language Arts, social studies, and science classrooms. It is our intent to share what we have learned with other middle school children around the state of Maine.Who we are:
(Brittney Stuard, Maggie Nerney, Mary Hutchens)
I am a Mik'maq teacher of English Language Arts at Phillips Elementary School. This wiki serves as an exemplar for my students who will participate in this unit in the fall of 2010. I have created the "Loss of a Language" page to demonstrate the information that the students would have and ways that they would present it to explain cause and effects of Native language loss. I have tried to include some relevant links and images, as they would be expected to do. The "Wabanaki Storytelling" page serves to show two students performing a Wabanaki tale in different ways. My students next year would become familiar with the circle format of telling a story and passing a talking stick, see some example questions that highlight key information from the stories, and also demonstrate how to post and present the information from the group.
She is my current 7th grade student who has agreed to participate in the creation of an iMovie detailing the retelling of a traditional Wabanaki story and the subsequent leadership of a group discussion and analysis of that story. She chose the Mik'maq tale out of many possible stories, learned it on her own, and was coached through the creation of appropriate questions and discussion points.
She is another 7th grade student who agreed to participate in the creation of the storytelling iMovie. Mary read through many different tales before choosing "Brother to the Bears." She is an active participant in drama and story writing, so I knew she would be a strong example for others. She learned her story in a matter of days.
Arrowhead images available through http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Clipart/NativeClipart-Arrowhead_pg3.html